The big factory farm interests are out to win at all costs. They hire clever public relations firms who work full time to deceive us.

To defend yourself, it is important to understand the public relations industry. We need to understand their tricks. Check out Toxic Sludge Is Good for You and Trust Us, We're the Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Our Lives. Both are by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton.

We need to remind ourselves how Enron defrauded so many state governments. They maintained a pack of lobbyists they dispatched to states to get their way. Those intent on corporate agriculture are equally sophisticated. They have no intention of letting a mere thing like voters stand in the way of their schemes and greed.